As a serious second-level manor, Dark Star Manor naturally has its own shadow in Jiuliang Mountain. The entire manor is built in an independent space in the shadow.
According to the order of sun, moon and stars, the size of Dark Star Manor's territory can be ranked third on the second level. It's not as spacious as Sunset Manor, but it's quite spacious.
Every shadow in the Gangliang Mountain is simply a semi-independent world, isolated from the outside world. If sufficient precautions are taken, it can be said to be very safe. You can do whatever you want in it, which is better than finding a cave in a ravine to build outside. A secret base is much safer and more secluded.
Therefore, even the most cautious forces, after experiencing a few years of calm and worry-free times, are somewhat unrestrained when they start trouble in their own territory.
At first glance, Dark Star Manor looked like a large military camp.
When Xinglu saw the Sunrise Camp before, he once marveled: This camp is so regularly built, it must have been built by an expert. But if he saw the camp at Dark Star Manor, he would find that Sunrise Camp was a bit rough compared to it.
This is called the real permanent garrison camp.
The barracks in the military camp are not temporary tents, but regular tile houses, arranged in rows as neatly as honeycombs. The facilities in the military camp are complete, the roads are accessible, and the sand on the battlefield is as fine as a river beach. The Chinese military tent in the center is even more impressive in scale.
It seemed to be a splendid palace, with palace gates, halls, back houses, and garden verandahs. The roof was paved with green glazed tiles, which was at least the level of a royal palace. As soon as an outsider comes, they can tell at a glance that a big shot lives here.
If the person who sees it has read a little more, he might be able to recognize that this is the architectural style of the former Wei Dynasty. It’s less common outside these days.
As for whether you can further recognize that the scale of the Wei Palace is "slightly arrogant", it depends on your personal knowledge reserve.
Now there is a handsome young man sitting in the lobby, wearing a black royal robe, asking questions with a stern face. On the other side of him, sitting almost parallel to him, sat a gorgeously dressed beautiful woman, about forty years old, with a dignified temperament and eyebrows as dark as black. Layers of gorgeous dresses wrapped around her like a flower heart. stand up.
On both sides of him stood swordsmen. Xing Lao and Xing Zi, who had participated in sword fighting at Sunset Manor, were among them. Most of them had white hair.
"Yes, it was sent yesterday morning. There is no reply from Qiu Zhuguo yet. You have only sent the letter for a day, so I'm afraid it's too late to deliver the reply." A swordsman replied. He also had white hair, but when he looked carefully, he Black hair can still be seen under the white hair. The layer of white hair on top is clearly a wig.
In fact, most of the swordsmen present could see traces of the splicing of white hair and black hair if they looked carefully, but most of them were well hidden and couldn't be seen without paying attention. The swordsman who spoke was dressed very perfunctorily, and he obviously had no intention of going out to fool around with others.
"Humph, I'm not asking about Qiu. I'm asking about the Western Pillar Kingdom, Hong Mengting. Why didn't that woman Hong Mengting reply to the letter? She is so close, even if she can't come back, can't the letter come back? She must have deliberately ignored it. This narrow-minded woman..."
The woman next to him coughed lightly and said, "Your Highness, you must be more respectful to Shangzhu Guo."
The young man calmed down and said, "Yes, mother."
The beautiful woman said: "I am from the Shangzhu Kingdom in the northwest."
The young man laughed dryly and said, "Yes, Shangzhu Kingdom."
If it were back then, the Shangzhu Kingdom would be far less noble than the Dowager Concubine. Especially, although the Shangzhu Kingdom was powerful, it followed the path of a swordsman and was a heretic outside the orthodoxy of the Wei Dynasty. How could it compare with the royal family and nobles?
But now, when conquering the world, strength naturally comes first. The strength of the swordsmen represented by the Shangzhu Kingdom clearly overwhelms the spirit officials represented by the Qing Dynasty. Although the strong ones still respect the royal family, except for His Majesty and the Crown Prince, the others The king has no power in front of them.
Although the young man obeyed the order of the concubine Shang Zhuguo and could not say bad words, his anger was not gone and he said: "Hong Zhuguo must have received the letter, she just doesn't want to reply."
"Why didn't she reply? Was it because I didn't explain the rights and interests to her clearly? Or did she not want to understand?"
"Doesn't she know that the two mountains here are the most critical link in our strategy of the Wei Dynasty? It is far more important than the petty quarrels in the south! It is even more important than the plans of the capital!"
"Meet Geng Liang, collect Destruction, show favor to the sword, and then sign a contract with Geng Liang, and you will get the help of a sword fairy. Then return Destruction to the Golden Crow, restrain it with a formation, and you will get another Sword Immortal. With two great sword immortals helping me, how can I resist the bullshit Imperial Preceptor from the puppet dynasty? Apart from that Imperial Preceptor, if we clear away the biggest obstacle, won’t our great cause be just around the corner?”
This was a plan that had been planned by the turtle bandits for a long time. He just repeated it again. Although he said it generously and boldly, even if the swordsmen wanted to praise it, they couldn't say anything like "His Highness's clever plan will calm the world."
"But the closer we get to the big event, the more inexplicable obstacles appear. For example, the forces under the mountain that encourage the sword slaves to rebel clearly have ulterior motives and may be our enemies. Moreover, they are extremely powerful and only our people can see them. There were three swordsmen who arrived, and they were all strangers."
"This is simply impossible. There are countless swordsmen in the world, and there are also countless great forces. Isn't this kind of force that comes out halfway a big trouble? We have studied the method of setting up camps. It is not the style of the imperial court or the major princes, or even It’s not the style of the current Shattered Domain Frontline, it’s a completely unfamiliar style. It’s like it came out of the ground.”
"Do these mysterious forces appear just to rebel against these untouchables? They must have a big conspiracy! Even if they are not exactly the same as us, they will inevitably conflict with us. How can we not be prepared?"
"And that hair manor. I originally thought it was some small place that didn't know what it could do, but now it seems that the water is very deep. It actually invited a swordsman who could fight head-on with Gui Rong and win. Gui Rong's strength Even if it is placed in our Shangzhu Kingdom, it is not bad. The people coming to this manor are not good. They may be with the forces at the foot of the mountain, or they may not be, but they are all potential enemies. "
"I can count so many incidents casually, not to mention those that are dormant and have not yet appeared. I don't know how many obstacles there will be in the end. How can the manpower originally prepared be enough? The so-called leniency to the enemy, I invite people Reinforcements, but people don’t come. If we fail because of this, will you take the responsibility? Hong Zhuguo?"
He was narrating calmly, but suddenly he yelled and looked at a wide-mouth bottle placed in the hall.
There was no flower arrangement in the jar, but half a bottle of water. At this time, the water surface suddenly rippled, and a cloud of mist floated up. In the mist, there was a vague outline of a woman.
Seeing her appear, the young man sneered, obviously he had expected it.
Then she said: "His Highness guessed that I would come. It seems that His Highness understands me."
The young man snorted. He actually didn't realize at first that the Northwest Zhuguo had sent a floating shadow in his bottle. It was his mother, the Northwest Zhuguo, who reminded him.
Hong Mengting said slowly: "However, Your Highness understands me, but I don't understand Your Highness. Your Highness said the situation is so critical, and you wish I didn't send troops to rescue. The plan for the past four years will be completely defeated, so I don't understand - -What have you been doing these past four years, Your Highness?"
The first few words she said were polite, but the last sentence was considered rude. The young man was furious and said, "What does Hong Zhuguo mean? Does it mean that the king's corpse is a vegetarian?"
The blurry outline of the woman shook her head and said: "I dare not. I am not blaming His Highness, but I just want to ask, can't we be absolutely sure that the Central Committee has given His Highness such a long time to do the construction? It's not four days, it's not four months. But four years. In four years, we have to give people to people and give money to people. We have even used a lot of human and financial resources in our western territories. Is it for you to piece together a lineup that is just makeshift? Do you have to ask for help at the slightest sign of trouble? Shouldn't you build a team with sufficient reserves to cope with most emergencies? That's why I asked what you have been doing in the past four years - "
"Aren't you going to study evil ways with some longevity society?"
The young man was getting angrier and angry as he listened, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly got stuck.
A thought flashed through his mind: Does she know everything?
Did she tell anyone?
The matter of participating in the Longevity Association was indeed something he did privately, and it was him who gave the nod to Xingzi and Xinglao to go to support them. This kind of thing is not big or small. If everything goes well and he succeeds after four years of accumulation, no one will mention it, and they will even take the initiative to please him because he has gained an extra lifespan in order to share some profits. But if he fails, then all these miscellaneous things are due to his dereliction of duty. irrefutable evidence.
The young man had the same idea in his mind: This woman's refusal to send reinforcements was definitely due to personal grudges. It was because she had been doing great things in the Mt. Liangshan Mountains in the past few years and absorbed a lot of resources from her, reducing the officials on her side to mere foils. Therefore, she harbored a grudge. mind. This time it is definitely an excuse to use this excuse to find trouble and defeat his own army.
However, once it was put on the table, it was difficult for him to explain, so he caught him.
At this time, Northwest Zhuguo said: "Okay, sister Hong Xian, let's not talk about the past. Now a big event is coming, and you and I both know the importance of this matter. Of course we can't absolve ourselves of the blame for missing the overall situation, but the court's Merit is related to everyone, don't you take it to heart? Xianmei is a magnanimous person and a person who takes the overall situation into consideration. If you send troops regardless of past suspicions, this country owes you a favor. Wang Er also owes you A favor.”
Hong Mengting chuckled and said: "Those who take the overall situation into consideration will always suffer. You must have asked Mr. Qiu for help. He will definitely take the overall situation into consideration. After all, he is not a narrow-minded woman like me..."
Before he finished speaking, suddenly, several sounds came from everyone's ears...
It’s the sound of pipa!
The pipa sound that shocked all things suddenly sounded.
Everyone was stunned and lost their minds for a moment.
This stunned sound may not last long, but it is enough for something to happen!
Suddenly, there were four more shadows in the room. They were different sizes, but they all appeared in an instant. They appeared in front of them without any movement to enter the room. Two of them faced the princess and her son accurately. Two more swept towards the swordsman next to them.
Outside the wall, there was a shadow, which seemed to be the tongue of a toad, but it passed through the wall and pushed under the jar——
"Snapped!"
The wide-mouthed bottle carrying the image of Tangtang Yishang Zhuguo fell to the ground and shattered into pieces!
